The castle was built in 1230 on the orders of Queen Constance, wife of Přemysl Otakar I. According to legend, construction originally began on nearby Kukla hill (564 m), but mountain fairies moved it to the present site, where it was completed.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Červený Kameň - Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Červený Kameň
- District / region
- Bratislava-venkov
- Country
- Slovakia
- Distance and direction
- 9 km NE of Modry
Approximate location on the map
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 87
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.